Metal wheel-block.



A. J. HORAN & J. H. GRAY. METAL'WHEEL BLOCK. APPLICATION FILED AUG.I4.i916.

1,228,438. Patented June 5, 1917.

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ARTHUR J. HOBAN, OF DETROIT, AN D JAMES H. GRAY, 0F HIGHLAND PARK,MICHIGAN.

METAL WHEEL-BLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, rear.

Application filed August 14, 1916. Serial No. 114,749.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR J. HORAN GRAY, citizens of the United Statesof America, residing, respectively, at Detroit and Hi hland Park, in thecounty of Wayne and tate of Michigan, have in vented certain new anduseful Improvements in Metal Wheel-Blocks, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a metallic wheel block, and the primary tionis toprovidea simple, durable and inexpensive wheel block that can beeasily and quickly anchored relative to a floor or other surface andconnected to. a vehicle wheel to hold the wheel and the vehicle thereofagainst movement, ment of a vehicle in a car.

A further object of our invention is to provide a one-piece metallicwheel block that can be advantageouly used on the floor of a railroadcar to anchor a vehicle wheel relative thereto, the block beingconstructed so as not to injure the pneumatic tire or and to positivelyprevent lateral or vertical displacement of the wheel relative to thecar floor.

The mechanical construction by which we obtain the above and otherresults will be hereinafter particularly pointed out in the claim, andreference will now be had to the drawing and a detail descriptionthereof.

lt 'igure l is a side elevation of a portion of by a block in accordancewith our invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a block; a

Fig. 3 is a plan of the same; and

Fig. 4: is a detail view of a detached shackle or yoke.

In putting our invention into practice, we construct the block of asingle piece of light and durable metal stamped and pressed to form afrusto-pyramidical shaped structure having inclined end walls 1 and 2,inclined side walls 3, a flat top wall 4, and a lateral base flange 5,said base flange forming the marginal edges of the walls 2 and 3. Thebase flange 5 is provided with key hole shaped openings or apertures 6whereby the flange 5 may be placed over and under the heads of nalls orstuds 7 driven into a floor object or our invenparticularly during shipwe wall at an inclination and this wall has a grooved or recessedportion 11 to accommodate and conform to the peri hery of the tire 12'carried by a wheel 13. he groove or recess 1,1 has the lower end thereofmerging into the wall 1 and the upper end of the groove or recess isopen at the top wall a of the block.

At the sides of the groove or'recess 11 the ll 1 has openings 14to-accommodate a shackle or yoke 15 adapted to engageunder the groovedor recessed portion 11- of the block. The shackle or yoke 15 is adaptedto have the ends thereof extend upwardly at the sides of the tire l2 andthe telly of the wheel, so that a clamping member 16 can be placed uponthe folly of the wheel and held 111 enga ement with the threaded ends ofthe shac e or yoke 15 by winged thumb nuts 17. The clamping member 16has the inner side thereof provided with a liner 18 of leather, felt oryieldahle material which will prevent the clampin member from injuringthe telly of the whee This clamping member may be of any desired contourto conform to that of the telly of the wheel, and the shackle or yoke inits entirety constitutes means for anchoring the wheel relative to theblock.

A plurality of the blocks are used when preparing a vehicle forshipment, and said blocks may he made of a non-corrodible material orthe metal finished so that it will not corrode or injure the tire withwhich it contacts.

@ne embodiment of our invention has been illustrated, but it is to beunderstood that the structural elements are susceptible to with arecessed portion to receive a. portion of a. wheel, a shackle extendinthrough the recessed wall at the sideso the recessed. portion adapted toengage under the recessed portion in said block and hold a,

. wheel relative thereto, and means adapted for holding the base flangeof said block relative to a support.

ARTHUR J. HORAN; .JAMES H. GRAY.

Witnesses:

KANE H. BUTLER, ANNA MnDomz.

